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Ouray, Colorado Jeep Tour! Wow!

Post author:Colleen
Post published:July 30, 2022
Post category:Adventure Exploring Videos

This week we treated ourselves to a cabin in Ouray, Colorado and a private Jeep Tour with Alpine Scenic 4x4 Tours. Our guide’s name was Sam and we asked that he take us to as many scenic places as he could for our 6 hour tour. We were so excited and had been looking forward to this adventure for a few weeks! Our tour started on Highway 550 through a section of the Million Dollar Highway. After our first stop at Bear Creek Falls, we turned off the Million Dollar Highway heading to Red Mountain #2 via Corkscrew Pass. We…

4 Stops in Southeastern Utah!

Post author:Colleen
Post published:July 16, 2022
Post category:Adventure Drone Exploring Videos

When we left Moab we started our trek to Durango Colorado! We made several stops along the way:1. Valley of the Gods - a 17 mile loop near Mexican Hat, Utah. A beautiful ride through vibrant red rock!2. Gooseneck State Park - towers 100’ above the San Juan River. The river meanders through 6 miles of curves but only travels about 1.5 miles closer to Lake Powell!3. Hovenweep National Monument - This rocky rugged area was once home to many people (about 1200) about 800 years ago! This was a real find but it was HOT!4. Four Corners Monument -…

5 Moab Adventures!

Post author:Colleen
Post published:July 9, 2022
Post category:Adventure Drone Exploring

After leaving Capitol Reef we headed to Moab. We were lucky to score a campsite at Dead Horse Point State Park near Canyonlands National Park. We explored Dead Horse Point State Park, Canyonlands National Park, the Colorado River Recreation Area, Mill Creek Waterfall and Fisher Towers.We have been to Moab several times and realized there are so many areas to explore! There are so many more places to explore, we intend to come back!Enjoy the video!Travel Update:We left Utah and spent a week in Durango Colorado with our Airstream friends. During the week in Colorado we experienced several adventures to…

3 Days in the Capitol Reef National Park Area!

Post author:Colleen
Post published:July 2, 2022
Post category:Drone Exploring Harvest Hosts National Parks Videos

We left Escalante, UT and one of our favorite campgrounds, Yonder Escalante. We headed up Highway 12 to Torrey, UT just outside of Capitol Reef National Park. Our 1st night we stayed at a Harvest Host, Etta Place Cider. Of course we had to do a tasting and what an interesting experience! We tried a variety of hard ciders ranging from Rhubarb Peach Wine to Etta Place Gingered! We also had Reserve Fig Mead a desert cider….We left with Rhubarb Peach and the Reserve Fig Mead! See the link below:Etta Place CiderWe have been wanting to do some “real” boondocking on…